Remember when I said that the next villain would probably
not too cool? Well, your mileage will vary on this next pick. Next up is the
Prankster, another C-lister. His name in the comics is Oswald Loomis and he
uses pranks to commit crimes. It’s all in the name with this guy. He first
appeared in Action Comics #51 (1942) and has been around since then. He’s also
one villain that’s appeared in other media. He appeared on a couple of episodes
the older Superman cartoons, an episode from the 80’s Superman cartoon, and on
Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman.
Today’s issue won’t look at his first modern appearance. I actually don’t have that issue yet. Instead, it’ll be Superman
#36. The writer and penciller for this issue is Jerry Ordway. Beforehand,
Ordway was penciling Adventures of Superman with Marv Wolfman writing. After
Wolfman left the book, Ordway became the writer as well. Eventually, he moved
over to the Superman book while Dan Jurgens took Adventures. Dennis Janke was
the inker.
Superman #36
Writer/Penciller: Jerry Ordway
Inks: Dennis Janke
Colors: Glenn Whitmore
Letters: John Constanza
Editors: Jon Peterson (associate) and Mike Carlin